as in disrespectfulness
rude behavior
treated the resort's service workers with haughty disrespect
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1
as in to insult
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
a comedian who shuns jokes that disrespect people because of their appearance
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as in to disdain
to show contempt for
the player once again disrespected fans by refusing to sign autographs
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Recent Examples of disrespect
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
This disrespect shows me these employees aren’t valued.
—Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2026
Being stage props for a president who never fails to disrespect women is no way to celebrate a gold medal.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
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Noun
And no disrespect to the two winners in this category, both fine shorts.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
This disrespect shows me these employees aren’t valued.
—Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
And with luck, the public will now refuse to vote for District Attorneys who disrespect victims and refuse to file rape and child abuse cases.
—Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2026
Being stage props for a president who never fails to disrespect women is no way to celebrate a gold medal.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrespect
Verb
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Cease insulting allies and encourage mediation by Pakistan and Turkey.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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The characters don’t know, and the real-life writing staff, Fogelman seems to suggest, won’t insult our intelligence by pretending to.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In Sondheim’s body of work, Okrent searches for the autobiographical resonances that Sondheim himself mostly disdained.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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Because that man is going out of his way to remind everyone why, exactly, he is universally disdained.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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But if there truly is an epidemic of canine defecation in your area, then the solution is not to turn up the rudeness volume, but to appeal to a system or organization that addresses public health or the care of public spaces.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
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But only those who had been woken up without warning with a degree of rudeness would remember this night when their own time came.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The cynic in me might argue that having only a rear plate is a result of lobbying by various entities, such as insurance companies, who would be happy to not be able to pay out due to the inability to identify the offending vehicle.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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Across social media, videos show pups reacting to everything from fake treats and disappearing acts to harmless tricks like surprising them on walks outside, leaving them confused, curious and hilariously offended.—
Kendall Malinchock,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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The astronauts famously hated the bagged-poop approach.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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And what little that gets done is highly partisan and generally hated by the other side and is then attacked relentlessly when the other side regains power.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
3 Apr. 2026
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Any display of discourtesy is an assertion of power, and those with more power tend to be more prone to abuse it.—
Franklin Schneider,
The Atlantic,
11 Dec. 2025
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At least seven different civilian complaints have been lodged against the sergeant, alleging excessive force, discourtesy and abuse of authority.—
Shayla Colon,
New York Times,
11 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Larry Calderone, president of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, the city’s largest police union, said last week that he was outraged by the manslaughter charge filed against O’Malley.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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The bases outraged Osama bin Laden and contributed to all those years of terrorist attacks against Americans.—
Nicholas D. Kristof,
Mercury News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Though Brigitta despises him, Maria shelters him.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 Apr. 2026
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Iowans despised slavery, treasured 'radical experiment' Thirteen Iowans died and 141 were wounded in the rout of the Union forces at Wilson's Creek.—
Bill Steiden,
Des Moines Register,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Disrespect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrespect. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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